Uh-huh, [ Kim says, fixing her with a look that makes it clear that he's neither impressed nor convinced by her attempts to play this whole thing off. Why she's doing it, Kim couldn't say. God knows he hasn't even met the man she's currently living with -- he doesn't even know his name. For all he knows, he already knows him, and she's out there shacking up with -- well --
No, actually. He can't imagine her with most of the men he knows. They're all too young by half. It isn't as though Andromache is a young woman, but she certainly looks younger than him. ]
No, [ he answers, patient, long-suffering. ] It is because it's not a date. [ He arches a brow at her. ] Not all of us can simply fall in... cahoots with someone our first week here.
[ Cahoots. He thinks she'll appreciate that phrasing a bit more. It's true, though; Kim has not been with anyone for many years, and he doesn't forsee that changing. ]
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No, actually. He can't imagine her with most of the men he knows. They're all too young by half. It isn't as though Andromache is a young woman, but she certainly looks younger than him. ]
No, [ he answers, patient, long-suffering. ] It is because it's not a date. [ He arches a brow at her. ] Not all of us can simply fall in... cahoots with someone our first week here.
[ Cahoots. He thinks she'll appreciate that phrasing a bit more. It's true, though; Kim has not been with anyone for many years, and he doesn't forsee that changing. ]